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Lot Essay
With Rolex Garantie Internationale stamped by Omani retailer Khimji Ramdas.
A very attractive watch and in close to new old stock condition. The present watch is one of the exceedingly few examples of a so-called "Omani" Daytona Cosmographs featuring the Khanjar symbol.
The Cosmograph Daytona can be considered without a doubt among the most successful and well known line of chronograph wristwatches ever devised by any manufacturer. Introduced in 1963 with manually wound reference 6239, it underwent through various evolutions before being upgraded with an automatic movement around 1988 (reference 16520). Reference 116520 was launched in 2000, the first Daytona equipped with a fully in-house Rolex movement. This year a new daytona version was launched, ref. 16500, with black ceramic bezel.
A very attractive watch and in close to new old stock condition. The present watch is one of the exceedingly few examples of a so-called "Omani" Daytona Cosmographs featuring the Khanjar symbol.
The Cosmograph Daytona can be considered without a doubt among the most successful and well known line of chronograph wristwatches ever devised by any manufacturer. Introduced in 1963 with manually wound reference 6239, it underwent through various evolutions before being upgraded with an automatic movement around 1988 (reference 16520). Reference 116520 was launched in 2000, the first Daytona equipped with a fully in-house Rolex movement. This year a new daytona version was launched, ref. 16500, with black ceramic bezel.